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Gin
to
the
prices
at
which
it
is
advertised
and
pla-
carded,
and
the
further
reduction
requisite
to
clear
the
profit
of
1*.
6d.
per
gallon.
The
list
of
ingredients
used
in
flavoring
or
making
up
the
Gin
as
advertised,
is
somewhat
startling,
not
less
for
its
length
than
for
the
articles
of
which
it
is
composed.
They
are
as
follows
:
Oil
of
Vitriol,
Sulphuric
JEther,
Oil
of
Turpentine,
Extract
of
Grace
Root,
Oil
of
Juniper,
Extract
of
Angelica
Root,
Oil
of
Cassia,
Extract
of
Capsicums,
or
Oil
of
Carraways,
Extract
of
Grains
of
Paradise,
Oil
of
Almonds,
Water,
Sugar,
&c.
With
respect
to
the
first
mentioned
of
these
ar-
ticles,
viz.
Oil
of
Vitriol,
it is
perhaps
the
most
important
of
the
whole
list,
as,
from
the
pungency
it
imparts
to
the
Spirit,
it
mainly
assists
in
keeping
up
the
appearance
of
strength,
when
applied
to
the
nose,
as
the
Extracts
of
Capsicums
or
of
Grains
of
Paradise
do
when
applied
to
the
taste.
Hence
it
is,
that,
in
smelling
a
bottle
containing
Gin,
in
the
flavoring
of
which
Oil
of
Pitriol
has
been
em-
ployed,
the
pungency
is
so
great,
immediately
after
the
bung
has
been
taken
out,
as
almost
to
make
the
eyes
water,
which
is
never
the
case,
even
with
Gin
at
its
highest
strength,
previously
to
its
being
sweetened.
The
quantities
in
which
it
is
applied
are
various,
according
to
the
judgment
of
those,
who
have
occa-
sion to
require
its
aid,
though
I
have
every
reason
to
believe
it is
used
in
the
greatest
proportion
to